HC Deb 31 July 1997 vol 299 cc506-7W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what was the total value of aid and trade provision projects since 1978; and if she will list the top 10(a) recipient countries in descending order by value of projects received and the value of ATP received by each country as a percentage of the total and (b) companies in descending order by value of projects received and the value of ATP received by each company as a percentage of the total. [11840]

Clare Short

The total value of commitments for aid and trade provision projects since 1978 is £1,387 million.

The top 10 recipient countries in descending order by the value of ATP commitments are:

Country ATP allocation (£ million) Percentage of ATP total
China 285.94 20.47
Indonesia 261.36 18.71
Malaysia 152.03 10.88
India 96.42 6.90
Turkey 89.93 6.44
Zimbabwe 55.64 3.98
Kenya 46.89 3.36
Philippines 46.52 3.33
Egypt 40.53 2.90
Morocco 37.95 2.72
Total 1,113.21 79.69
Total for all countries 11,396.99
1 Due to rounding the totals may not balance. The Balfour Beatty figure includes £24.37 million spent in respect of the Pergau hydro-electric project before 1994–95. This project is no longer being financed by the aid and trade provision.

It is not possible to provide figures for the amount of business retained by the prime contractor as opposed to the amount handled by subcontractors. It should, however, be noted that the extent of subcontracting is normally considerable.

The 10 companies that have won most ATP-supported business as prime contractors since 1978 are:

Company ATP allocation (£ million) Percentage of ATP total
Kvaerner (including the Trafalgar House Group) 188.66 13.50
GEC 155.31 10.94
Balfour Beatty 108.37 7.63
Rolls Royce (including NEI) 68.82 4.85
Biwater 66.42 4.68
AMEC 58.7 4.13
Foster Wheeler 53.85 3.79
Snamprogetti UK 47.18 3.32
Siemens Plessey 43.43 3.11
Philips UK 34.11 2.40
Total 824.85 59.04
ATP total allocated 1,396.99